Marseille 2007
| Abstract #146 - Socio-Economic Support of South Africa's orphans | ||||
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Session: 26.23: Posters B (Poster) on Tuesday in Chaired by Authors: Presenting Author: Mrs Saira KHAN - MaAfrika Tikkun, South Africa |
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| Aim: The holistic care of children in communities enabling them to be uplifted and empowered to make their own life decisions. | ||||
| Method / Issue: Program support in terms of: 1) ECD (Early Childhood Development) 2) Youth Lifeskills Training and Development 3) Nutritional Support 4) Palliative homebased care and orphan care 5) Facilitating entry back into the education system 6) Securing their home environment i.e. renovating shacks 7) Creating community support forums 8) Provision of psycho-social support including indigenous and cultural support | ||||
| Results / Comments: Results are based on the above items and will include: 1) Number of children involved in the programs 2) Number of children receiving nutritional support 3) Number of children mainstreamed into the educational system 4) Number of families receiving palliative care and orphan caregiver support 5) Homes renovated and security risks of children especially Child Headed Households 6) Greater number of children in circle of care 7) The impact of psycho-social support | ||||
| Discussion: Tried and tested Models of Care in terms of Community vs Orphanages Models of care in terms of psycho-social support and impact study Models of care in terms of indigenous customs and cultural connotations Ethics of foreign intervention i.e. person-to-person care, selection of children for program inclusion, inclusion of other caregiving organisations, etc. | ||||
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